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September 11th 2024

A Reconnaissance Award for Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The Quartier des spectacles Partnership pays tribute to seven personalities who have shaped the history and contributed significantly to the artistic activity of this place. In addition to Yannick Nézet-Séguin, six other personalities will be honoured: Madeleine Careau, Jean-Claude Chabot, Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Pierre Des Marais, Jean Duceppe et Sylvain Émard. (Google Translation)
August 6th 2024

Yannick extends his contract at the MET until 2030

After six years as music director of the MET, and after initiating phenomenal changes in collaboration with Peter Gelb, general manager, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has won over the entire institution (musicians, choristers, administrative staff) as well as the audience. He is pleased to renew his contract until the 2029-2030 season while announcing the start of the Ring cycle in 2027-2028 (Das Rheingold); then, in 2028-2029 (Die Walküre and Siegfried); and in 2029-2030 (Gotterdämmerung).
June 4th 2024

Yannick on France Musique

Judith Chaîne produced in French a series of Grand Interviews of half an hour each with Yannick; these interviews will be broadcast on France Musique, Monday to Friday at 4 p.m. EDT, the week of June 10, 2024. In addition, the broadcast of the opera La Valkyrie recently directed by Yannick at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, with the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest and several renowned soloists, will take place during the broadcast “A Saturday at the Opera” on June 15 at 2 p.m. EDT.
April 17th 2024

Yannick innovates again…

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will continue to oversee expanded program as Head of Conducting of the Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia. This program will expand from 2024-2025 by training future conductors, in three years instead of two, for both concerts and opera, following the example of Yannick.
March 26th 2024

Yannick will lead nine programs at OM next year to celebrate its 25th season!

It is with great pride and emotion that Yannick and his Orchestre Métropolitain announce a high-flying 2024-2025 season including 9 programs conducted by Yannick including the complete Beethoven symphonies, Bruckner's 7th symphony, the Messiah of Händel at Notre-Dame Basilica and a Christmas concert mixing jazz and traditional music. The season will close with a concert which will also be presented in some of the most prestigious venues in Europe during their tour in June 2025.
February 29th 2024

On American tour with his Orchestre Métropolitain

Orchestre Métropolitain’s last American tour dates back to 2019, before the pandemic. This time, Yannick will visit three cities with the them: Worcester (Mechanics Hall), Philadelphia (Verizon Hall) and New York (Carnegie Hall). Two soloists will accompany them on this tour, the prodigy Tony Siqi Yun who will perform Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, as well as the Cree composer Cris Derksen, who will be on stage to perform her work, Controlled Burn, for Cello, Orchestra and Electroacoustics. For the OM, it will be a return to Philadelphia (Verizon Hall) and to New York (Carnegie Hall), two cities where their conductor is very well known and appreciated as Music and Artistic Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera of New York; for everyone, Mechanics Hall, a very famous venue near Boston, will be a discovery. The group will leave Montreal on March 1st and return there on the 7th.
February 28th 2024

Always further to promote inclusion…

Yannick and his Philadelphia Orchestra, through President and CEO Matias Tarnopolsky, today announce that the Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, home of the Philadelphia Orchestra, will bear the name Marian Anderson, starting June 8, in honor of the famous Philadelphian contralto, who was also an iconic civil rights defender. On June 8, a gala evening and a concert by the Orchestra conducted by Yannick will highlight the event, with the participation, among others, of singer and actress Audra McDonald, soprano Angel Blue, and jazz pianist Marcus Roberts.
February 6th 2024

Two Juno Awards nominations

Yannick is in fact nominated twice in the CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE) category. First with his Orchestre Métropolitain of Montréal, for the Sibelius 3 and 4 disc; then with his Philadelphia Orchestra, for the disc Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead. On may note that Yannick has never yet received a Juno Award.
February 4th 2024

Fourth Grammy for Yannick Nézet-Séguin!

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Metropolitan Opera of New York, Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore and Eric Owens won the Grammy for Best Opera Recording for Champion by Terence Blanchard at the 66th Grammy Awards. Congratulations!
January 23rd 2024

7 Oscar nominations for MAESTRO film

The film Maestro, for which Yannick acted as musical advisor to Bradley Cooper and recorded the soundtrack at Deutsche Grammophone, took pride of place at the Oscars announcement ceremony this morning. The 96th Academy awards will happen on March 10, 2024.
November 18th 2023

Yannick will lead the Berlin Staatskapelle, replacing Daniel Barenboim

Maestro Daniel Barenboim had to withdraw from his North American tour with the Staatskapelle Berlin for health reasons. Yannick Nézet-Séguin has agreed to conduct three concerts in his place: two in Carnegie Hall, New York, wher he’ll conduct the complete cycle of Brahms symphonies in two evenings, November 30 at 8 p.m. (S1 and S2) and December 1st at 8 p.m. ( S3 and S4). He’ll also conduct them for one concert at Verizon Hall, Philadelphia, December 3, 7:30 pm (Brahms, S3 and S4).
November 10th 2023

Congratulations to Yannick who is once again nominated for two Grammys in 2024.

In the CLASSICAL field, Yannick is nominated 1) with the Philadelphia Orchestra for the Grammy of the BEST ORCHESTRAL PERFORMANCE (Price: *Symphony No.4* and Dawson: *Negro Folk Symphony*). AND 2) with the singers Ryan Speedo Green, Latonia Moore and Eric Owens; the producer David Frost; the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; the Metropolitan Opera Choir) for the Grammy of the BEST OPERA RECORDING (Blanchard’s Opera *Champion*).
November 6th 2023

Yannick leads his Philadelphia Orchestra and pianist Daniil Trifonov on a triumphant European tour

The Philadelphia Orchestra, accompanied by its Musical and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin since 2012, as well as virtuoso pianist Daniil Trifonov, carried out a triumphant European tour of ten concerts from October 27 to November 5, 2023. They were welcomed with great enthusiasm and full houses in some of the most prestigious halls in the world, such as the Philharmonie du Luxembourg, La Philharmonie de Paris, the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Konzerthaus Baden Baden. A Rachmaninov specialist with whom he was linked many years until his death, the Orchestra was proud to present “all Rachmaninov” programs including numerous encores, as a celebration of the composer’s 150th birth anniversary. After brilliantly recording all the symphonies and concertos, they proudly brought the “Philadelphia Sound” to Europe, which recognized their virtuosity. “ The Philadelphia Orchestra should be included as a UNESCO world heritage site.” (Alain Lompech, Bachtrack, October 30, 2023)
September 11th 2023

Yannick at the men's final of the US Open.

Yannick accompanies baritone Will Liverman and 5 musicians from the METropolitan Opera Orchestra on the piano during the men's final of the US Open, performing two American patriotic songs of different origins, in front of a crowd of 25,000 spectators.
June 16th 2023

Yannick receives his eighth honorary doctorate from Drexel University in Philadelphia and delivers the keynote address at the commencement.

It was in Philadelphia, in the Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies stadium, during the convocation of Drexel University, that Yannick received on Friday, from the hands of President John Fry, an honorary doctorate in Humane Letters for his leadership in elevating the arts in Philadelphia and beyond. In a speech that was both true and moving, Yannick then delivered a powerful testimony inviting graduates to become committed actors in the society of tomorrow.
February 6th 2023

Two Grammys for Yannick!

Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yannick won the Grammy for the Best recording of an opera with Fire Shut Up In My Bones by Terence Blanchard. As a pianist, accompanying the famous soprano Renée Fleming, he won the Grammy of the Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for Voice of Nature – The Anthropocene. Last year, he won the Grammy for the Best Orchestral Recording with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Yannick said he was truly touched by what these awards symbolize for his ensembles and by the values they convey, inclusion and respect for the environment. "This indicates a new era for the classic, which I am very proud to represent in this way," says Yannick in an interview.
Paris ― September 7th 2022

Yannick appointed Officer of Arts and Letters of the République française.

A very beautiful ceremony took place at the Philharmonie de Paris after a magical concert by Yannick with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Lisa Batiashvili, as part of their European tour. In the presence of Michelle Boisvert, Quebec delegate in Paris, many French personalities connected with music and some members of his family, Yannick Nézet-Séguin received the insignia as Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic which had been awarded to him by the French Minister of Culture Mrs. Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin on July 22, 2021, during the pandemic.
June 15th 2022

Yannick at the first Circle of Honor and Outreach of the Conservatory

It is with enthusiasm that Yannick joins nine other outstanding personalities from the cultural and performing arts community in Quebec, Alexandre Da Costa, Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Ève Landry, Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Robert Lepage, Marie-Josée Lord, Catherine Perrin, Lorraine Pintal and Jeff Stinco, members of the Conservatory's new Circle of Honor and Outreach, created to provide advice and support to the Conservatory in its development and outreach activities, and to consolidate its leadership in the teaching of scenic arts.
April 27th 2022

Das Rheingold triumphs at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

On Saturday evening April 22, Yannick conducted l’Or du Rhin in a concert version with the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest, which he happily finds regularly as honorary conductor. This work constitutes the Prologue of the Ring or Tetralogy by Richard Wagner, one of the most complete and difficult works in the repertoire, which he wishes to continue in the more or less near future. A skewer of singers of great renown contributed to the extraordinary success if we are to believe the Parisian critics. Two more concerts of Das Rheingols will happen respectively in Dortmund on Thursday evening and in Baden Baden on Saturday evening.
April 4th 2022

A first Grammy for Yannick: Best Orchestral Performance

April 4, 2022. Yesterday, during a pre-gala in Vegas, Yannick Nézet-Séguin won a prestigious Grammy award for the best orchestral performance. This Grammy, he shares it with his Philadelphia Orchestra, which is the first Grammy in 120 years of existence. The recording of Symphonies Nos 1 and 3 by Florence Price was made by Deutsche Grammophon. Yannick said he was very happy, especially for the posthumous victory of Florence Price, an African-American composer whose immense talent was not sufficiently recognized during her lifetime!
March 9th 2022

Yannick conducts a Concert for Ukraine

On Monday, March 14 at 6 p.m., the Orchestra and Chorus of the Metropolitan Opera of New York under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will present a 70-minute benefit concert at Lincoln Center in support of Ukraine. Works by Valentin Silvestrov, Barber, Verdi, Strauss, and Beethoven will be performed there. Several opera stars will take part in this concert, including soprano Lise Davidsen, mezzo-soprano Elza van den Heever, tenor Jamie Barton, bass-barythons Piotr Beczała, Ryan Speedo Green, as well as Ukrainian Vladyslav Buialskyi who perform the National Anthem of his country. This concert will be heard in most countries around the world. It will also be featured on Sirius and streamed live on metopera.org. All ticket money and donations will go to the cause of Ukraine.
September 22nd 2021

Yannick receives a seventh honorary doctorate from Laval University

Avec près de 100 concerts par année, Yannick Nézet-Séguin est l’un des chefs d’orchestre les plus actifs sur la scène internationale. Jusqu’à présent, il compte plus de 70 enregistrements et a dirigé près de 80 orchestres différents à travers le monde. Aucune autre personnalité canadienne de la musique classique n’a jamais atteint une telle renommée. Précédemment honoré par l’Université du Québec è Montréal (2011); l’Institut Curtis à Philadelphie (2014); l’Université Rider à Princeton (2015); l’Université McGill à Montréal (2017); l’Université de Montréal (2017); et l’Université de Pennsylvanie (2018), il obtient cette année la reconnaissance de l’Université Laval à Québec. Il est actuellement, et ce depuis 2000, le Directeur musical de l’Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal); il est aussi directeur musical de deux des plus prestigieuses formations musicales des États-Unis (The Philadelphia Orchestra et le Metropolitan Opera de New York).
August 29th 2021

A new album with Renée Fleming

On October 8, 2021, a new album will be released by Decca Classics, entitled Voice of nature: The Anthropocene. In times of the Covid19 pandemic, Renée Fleming accompanied on the piano by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, reflect on the fragility of the environment and human behavior towards Nature. They have chosen works in which composers and poets describe their experiences and their loves in the context of nature, sometimes very well known, sometimes rarely performed, in particular by Grieg, Liszt, Fauré, Hahn, and also by contemporary composers such as Kevin Puts, Nico Muhly, Caroline Shaw, etc.
May 5th 2021

Yannick Nézet-Séguin told to young people.

In the "Raconte-moi" collection of the PETIT HOMME Editions, Patrick Delisle-Crevier summarizes Yannick Nézet-Séguin's journey since his childhood, to become the international conductor he is today. Written in an accessible style and with a vocabulary suitable for teenagers, this book, like the great Maestro, invites young people to make their dreams come true.
January 20th 2021

Yannick sends a letter of congratulations as well as a plea for the arts to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

As Music Director of two of America's greatest musical institutions, Yannick calls himself a proud artistic citizen of the United States. After congratulating the new president Mr. Joe Biden as well as Kamala Harris, he described the present crisis situation of all cultural institutions, due to the pandemic. Highlighting the HOPE that finally reigns, thanks to the election of Mr. Biden, he says the arts will put a balm on past wounds. He implores the government to take the situation in hand and provide the necessary financial support. He even suggests that someone in government be dedicated to arts and culture. It has been proven in the past that the arts are a concern for the majority, that they contribute to the collective benefit and that they are the best ambassadors abroad. He ends by wishing the new president good success in his first term. He hopes the arts will shine under his guidance. He offers his personal collaboration and assistance.
November 18th 2020

Opera Canada honors Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Rubies virtual gala.

Opera Canada magazine has celebrated every year, since 2000, the talent and accomplishments of Canadians for their significant contributions to the world of opera. These awards, called Rubies in honor of founding editor Ruby Mercer, are presented at a gala that, exceptionally this year, was virtual. This year, in addition to Yannick, were also honored Barbara Hannigan, Michael Schade and Edward Johnson.
October 6th 2020

The Philadelphia Orchestra has been named Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year 2020, celebrating collaborative music-making at the highest level.

This coveted award, decided entirely by international public vote from a pool of ten renowned orchestras from around the world, was presented to The Philadelphia Orchestra during a special online ceremony of the Gramophone Classical Music Awards, streamed live today on gramophone.co.uk and medici.tv. “It is an extraordinary honor to be named Gramophone Orchestra of the Year, particularly during this moment in time, when the connection to our fans is more important than ever,” said Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
September 29th 2020

Yannick at Star Académie.

Yannick will teach artistic identity to the 15 Academicians who are part of the new 2020 version. "Maestro Nézet-Séguin will discuss with the Academicians the importance of rigor in the success of an artist. You don't reach the peak of your art by betting on your talent alone. It takes effort, discipline, focus and curiosity. At the end, you become more free on stage. "
August 25th 2020

Yannick and the Orchestre Métropolitain will soon find their audience back with great emotion.

Indeed, OM are announcing today their fall season, as amended to take into account the rules of physical distancing. Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who was to take part in three of the five programs, will lead them all. There will also be two collaborations with the Théâtre du Nouveau-Monde as well as online concerts. Together, they will present a range of magnificent works that will touch the public. After recording all summer without the presence of the audience, the maestro and his musicians really can't wait to feel the energy exchanged with the audience again.
July 30th 2020

DG Stage

Yannick and his Orchestre Métropolitain of Montréal offer the public Beethoven's first eight symphonies, recorded at the Bourgie Hall; these concerts, of exceptional hearing and visual quality, will be presented at reasonable cost starting tomorrow, July 31, on Deutsche Grammophon's new virtual platform called DG Stage.
June 8th 2020

Yannick explains his connection to tennis

For several years, we know that the conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a fan of Rafaël Nadal, and tennis in general. But one can wonder what are the parallels he makes between tennis and music. This is what the French sports daily L'Équipe captured for us, in the words of journalist Julien Reboullet.
Montréal ― May 31st 2020

Congratulations to Yannick Nézet-Séguin who has been welcomed into the French dictionnary *Le Petit Larousse 2021*.

The French dictionnary team *Le Petit Larousse illustré* has recently announced the 40 new personalities who will be welcomed in 2021. Montreal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin is part of this prestigious list. Present in 2015 in the Petit Robert of proper names, then in 2018 in the illustrated Robert, the name of Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be immortalized in the Larousse collection. This great honor will be the pride of his compatriots in Montréal, Québec and Canada, while arousing admiration in the United States and in Europe, especially among the many orchestras he leads now and has led in the past, thanks to which he has become reknowned into four of the five continents of the planet. The newspaper Le Devoir has announced the news on May 29.
February 24th 2020

New York MET Orchestra will tour with Yannick.

The METROPOLITAN OPERA Orchestra OF NEW YORK will tour with Yannick during summer 2021! The Orchestra has not toured in almost 20 years. But Yannick will soon introduce them in three European cities where they will give five concerts: London on June 29 (Barbican Center); Paris on June 30 and July 1 (Philharmonie); Baden Baden on July 3 and 4 (Festpielhaus), revealing the astonishing versatility of these musicians who excel in both operatic and symphonic repertoire. Four opera stars will join them: mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, soprano Christine Goerke, tenor Brandon Jovanovich and bass Günther Groissböck.
January 19th 2020

Three Opus for Yannick and his Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal)!

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montréal) win 3 Opus Prizes from the Conseil Québécois de la Musique (CQM). These Opus are: Concert of the year - Montréal: Le Château de Barbe-Bleue / Concert of the year - Musiques classique, romantique, postromantique, impressionniste: Le Château de Barbe-Bleue / Album of the year - Musiques classique, romantique, postromantique, impressionniste: Sibelius 1. The Orchestre Métropolitain, with Martin Carli and Nicolas Ellis, win a fourth Opus: Production de l'année, jeune public, for the concert Airs de jeunesse: La musique au cinéma: génial.
May 31st 2019

The scene of the Katimavik School of the Marguerite Bourgeoys Sch ool Board will be named Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

The unveiling of a first agreement between the Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Board (CSMB) and the Orchester Métropolitain (OM) to promote student access to music took place this afternoon in the presence of the President of the CSMB, Diane Lamarche-Venne, OM Director General, Jean R. Dupré, and the Artistic Director and Chief of OM, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. On this occasion, students performed choral, guitar and dance performances. Taking advantage of Yannick Nézet-Séguin's presence, Katimavik School dedicated its new scene to the name of the famous Quebec maestro.
May 22nd 2019

YANNICK AMONG THE 100 MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE IN BUSINESS according to fastcompany.com

Yannick Nézet-Séguin‘s first task upon arriving at New York’s Metropolitan Opera in September 2018 was figuring out how to make the 135-year-old institution culturally relevant—and thereby stabilize ticket sales—without isolating its most loyal fans. “We have to undo decades of thinking that this is an art form only for the initiated,” the conductor says. To this end, he’s begun inviting high school music students to attend orchestra rehearsals and be mentored by musicians, both to acquaint a new generation with the institution and to help the Met’s staff “stay in touch with what young people’s preoccupations and aspirations are.” (He’s planning similar programs for costume and set design.) He’s commissioned two operas by women—a milestone in the Met’s history—and adaptations of modern novels by Michael Chabon and George Saunders. And while part of the Met’s appeal is the experience of going to the fabled Lincoln Center, that can be intimidating for newcomers. The Met will also hold pared-down performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Central Park, and locations beyond New York in upcoming seasons.
February 2nd 2019

PERSPECTIVES ARTIST at CARNEGIE HALL (New York)

Four artists were chosen as PERSPECTIVES ARTISTS by the prestigious Carnegie Hall for the season 2019-2020. For the 20th season of the PERSPECTIVES SERIES, the choices are the Conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner; the Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin; the Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato; and the singer Angélique Kidjo. This wonderful award will allow them to offer more concerts in Carnegie Hall and to share their most personal choices with the audiences. As a PERSPECTIVES ARTIST, Yannick will appear nine times next year, in this legendary venue, with three of his regular orchestras: the Philadelphia Orchestra (5 concerts), the New York MET Orchestra (2 concerts) and the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal (1 concert, the first one of this orchestra at Carnegie Hall). Four of the five concerts with the Philadelphia Orchestra will be devoted to the complete cycle of Beethoven's symphonies whose 250th anniversary will be celebrated in 2020. A host of renowned soloists will perform in their company, such as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Hélène Grimaud, Joyce DiDonato, Elza van den Heever, Rolando Villazon, Mihoko Fujimura, Blue Angel, Quinn Kelsey and the Westminster Choir. One of the concerts will allow the audience to hear Yannick play piano to accompany his dear friend Joyce DiDonato in a very personal interpretation of Schubert's masterpiece Winterreise.
January 30th 2019

First American Tour of the OM

After having achieved masterful successes in November 2017 by presenting his Metropolitan Orchestra of Montreal in Europe, Yannick will introduce them to his American families in November 2019. They will be accompanied by the prodigious singer and good friend Joyce DiDonato in prestigious halls such as Carnegie Hall (New York), Verizon Hall (Philadelphia), Chicago Symphony Hall and Hill Auditorium (Ann Arbor).
December 13th 2018

La Traviata at the cinéma

On Saturday, December 15, live from the Metropolitan Opera New York, see Verdi's opera La Traviata, the new production directed by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, at the cinema near you. Replay at later dates.
November 17th 2018

The best International Tour Award to the Orchestre Métropolitain of Montreal

On the occasion of the closing ceremony of the CINARS 2018 Biennale, one of the most important international meetings of the performing arts, which brings together more than 1,550 professionals from 40 countries in Montreal, the Quebec Arts and Letters Council has awarded the Best International Tour Award at the Orchester Métropolitain. This prize is awarded every two years to the Quebec organization that has distinguished itself by the exceptional quality of a tour outside Quebec. Congratulations to everyone!
May 30th 2018

Yannick Nézet-Séguin has signed an exclusive contract with the yellow label Deutsche Grammophon

Many interesting projects accompany this signature, with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (New York), the Chamber Orchestra of Europe (COE), the Orchestre Métropolitain (Montreal); in addition, a retrospective box set with the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest will be launched during the 100th jubilee of this ensemble in June. Yannick Nézet-Séguin will continue his long time collaboration with the label Atma Classique and the OM.
December 15th 2017

A new CD with Lisa Batiashvili

This new album recorded by Deutsche Grammophon and titled "Visions of Prokofiev" offers essentially the two Violin concertos, as well as selected movements of his famous ballets with their very recognizable tunes (*Cinderella*, *Romeo and Juliet*, *The Love for Three Oranges*). The collaboration of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin is a guarantee of ultimate quality for the CD that the listeners will have to wait for until February 2, 2018.
November 13th 2017

A fifth Honoris Causa Doctorate for Yannick Nézet-Séguin!

Preceding a concert with the Orchestre Métropolitain of Montreal at the Claude-Champagne Hall on November 21, 7:30 pm, the *Université de Montréal* will award an Honoris causa doctorate to Maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin for his huge work and numerous success here as well as at an international level.
September 7th 2017

Yannick wins the Oskar Morawetz Award

The Oskar Morawetz Award for excellence in musical interpretation was presented to Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the beginning of a concert of the Orchestre Métropolitain on Thursday, September 7th at the Maison symphonique of Montréal. The reknowned composer’s daughter, Mrs. Claudia Morawetz, presented the Award after a short speech pronounced by Mrs. Marie-Elizabeth Brunet from the Ontario Arts Council. Recent recipients include conductor Bramwell Tovey (2015), mezzo-soprano Judith Forst (2013), cellist Shauna Rolston (2011) and flautist Robert Cram (2009).
July 29th 2017

Another Echo Klassik Prize for Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

After receiving in 2014 the title of *Conductor of the Year*, for his recording Stravinski-Stokowski with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin wins another Echo Klassik Prize for the Best Opera Recording up to and including the 17th and 18th centuries inclusively.
July 21st 2017

Yannick Nézet-Séguin becomes an Honorary Member of the prestigious Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

Yannick has accepted an invitation from the Chamber Orchestra of Europe to become an Honorary Member.  Following their most recent Mozart collaboration on La Clemenza di Tito in Baden Baden, the musicians of the COE wished to bestow Honorary Membership on Yannick in recognition of their special relationship; a title he will share with Bernard Haitink, Sir Andras Schiff and Alice Harnoncourt.  This title carries no contractual obligation or minimum commitment and serves only to acknowledge how highly the musicians value their relationship with Yannick. 
May 31st 2017

Le Robert illustré 2018

Already present since 2015 in the Petit Robert of proper names, the name of Yannick Nézet-Séguin will also appear in Le Robert illustré as of the 2018 edition.
February 16th 2017

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Parsifal and Elektra at the MET in 2017-2018

The Metropolitan Opera (MET) of New York has revealed his new season this morning. Music Director designate, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will conduct two of the most fascinating productions of the repertoire, Richard Wagner's Parsifal in February 2018 and Richard Strauss' Elektra in March 2018, the first one produced by François Girard and the second one by Patrice Chéreau.
December 6th 2016

Yannick Nominated at the Grammy's

Deutsche Grammophon recording of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro with Luca Pisaroni, Sonya Yoncheva, Thomas Hampson, Angela Brower, Rolando Villazon, Regula Mühlemann, Anne Sofie von Otter, Maurizio Muraro, Philippe Sly, Jory Vinikour, Benjamin Bayl and the wonderful Chamber Orchestra of Europe under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin is nominated for the Grammy Awards, in the category "Best Opera Recording".
December 5th 2016

Today, we commemorate 225 years since the death of Mozart

To commemorate 225 years since the death of Mozart, Universal has created a new edition of Mozart's works in a 200-disc set in which 70% of the content has been renewed. The Don Giovanni recording engraved by Deutsche Grammophon in 2012, by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the singers Ildebrando D'Arcangelo, Vitalij Kowaljow, Diana Damrau, Joyce DiDonato, Luca Pisaroni and Mojca Erdmann appears proudly in this Mozartian bible.
November 24th 2016

Yannick will introduce his Orchestre Metropolitain to Europe.

For the first time in 36 years, the Montreal Orchestre Métropolitain will tour in Europe from November 26 to December 3, 2017, accompanied by soloists Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Alexandre Tharaud, Jean Guihen Queyras and Stéphane Tétreault. They will visit Dortmund, Cologne, Hamburg, Amsterdam, Rotterdam (Concertgebouw) and Paris (2 concerts in the Philharmonie), and will present two magnificent concert programs. The talent of Yannick Nézet-Séguin being recognized in the world, the doors opened to welcome this wonderful orchestra and its leader who have evolved together for 16 years.
November 23rd 2016

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain record together for Deutsche Grammophon.

After making many records (see Discography) around the world with several orchestras including the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and the Philadelphia Orchestra, under the prestigious yellow label, Yannick invites Deutsche Grammophon to record in Montreal , with the Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón and the Russian bass ultimately Abdrazakov with the Orchestre Métropolitain. The release of the album is scheduled for September 2017.
November 19th 2016

Cinars awards a tribute Prize to Yannick Nézet-Séguin

The CINARS Biennale paid tribute tonight at Yannick Nézet-Séguin, one of the most important ambassadors of classical music of his generation. A unique conductor praised by critics and the public in Québec, in Canada and abroad, Mr. Nézet-Séguin revives different traditions of classical music and opera with unusual rigor and energy. Artistic director and chief conductor of the Orchester Métropolitain since 2000, Music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2012 and of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra since 2008, Yannick Nézet-Séguin will become in 2020/2021 the third Music Director of the prestigious Metropolitan Opera of New York. His infectious enthusiasm inspires outstanding performers around the world and renews the experience of music and opera in such renowned houses as La Scala in Milan, the Royal Opera House in London and the Carnegie Hall in New York .
November 18th 2016

Yannick at the CORIM

The conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the guest of the CORIM (Conseil des Relations Internationales de Montréal) on Thursday November 24, under the theme: "When Québec talent abroad inspires decision-makers here and everywhere."
October 28th 2016

Yannick to receive an OPERA NEWS Award

Opera News Editor in chief, Mr. F. Paul Driscoll, has annouced today the names of the recipients of a 2017 «Opera News» Award. Five artists, among them conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, will be celebrated for their major contribution to the Opera World. More information
October 27th 2016

A Félix for Mahler 10

The Félix for the Album of the Year—Classical/Orchestra and large ensemble was awarded to Mahler 10 at the Premier Gala de l’ADISQ (Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video).
Montreal, QC ― October 4th 2016

Yannick Nézet-Séguin's Way

Alexandra Szacka draws an intimate portrait of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin's success holds to the priviledge relation he nourishes with the public, and most of all with his musicians. Explanations.

"sehr sensitiv und klangschön."

Felix Stephan, Berliner Morgenpost